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Used for questions pertaining to aircraft windows.

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Do windows on the side of the fuselage increase drag?

I wonder this because I'm not too sure glass is easier for air to travel over than metal.
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Why don't airliners have bigger cockpit windows?

Note that this question covers cabin window size already, but this question is about cockpit windows specifically. …
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Why don't cockpit windows suffer pressure leaks? [duplicate]

The de Havilland Comet had pressure leaks inside the square windows which resulted in 3 incidents of the aircraft breaking apart in mid-air. … So why doesn't the Boeing 737 cockpit windows suffer pressure leaks? And what modern methods do engineers use to reduce pressure leaks and why aren't square windows used on airliners any more? …
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